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OEEGON
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57th Year
. OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 1, 1919
Number 7
SEVENTY CHILDREN
IN OPERETTA CAST
FINAL REHEARSALS OF FAIRY
PLAY ARE BEING HELD BY
OREGON CITY TOTS
Continued rehearsals under super
vision of Mrs. James Chinn, director,
are transforming a cast of 70 chil
dren into little actors who grasp the
message of their characters as no
grown-up could, in "The Rose Dream,"
the Saturday club's fairy operetta,
which will be presented at Shively's
opera house Friday night.
The sweet story of a tiny girl's visit
for a day in fairyland until mortal
shortcomings bade her sleep is told
in song and dance and merry laugh
ter by this group of tiny Oregon City
tots. The program as given out yes
terday follows:
Scene 1.
Prelude, Fairy song (chorus); rose
drill, rose song, Giant Forgot (solo),
James Chinn; Trip It Lightly, (cho
rus); I Have a Little Doll at Home,
(solo) Barbara Hedges; Song of the
Elves, (boys' chorus); Land of the
Lost, (full chorus).
Scene 2.
Hail to the Queen (chorus); In
Fairy Land, (solo) Barbara Hedges;
Can and Can't (duet- Swacord; Rose
bud's Song, (solo) Mary Roake; The
Merry Elves (chorus; I Know, (solo)
Wilbert Earl Eddy; The Queen's Song
(solo) Ruth Carlson; Rose Song (cho
rus); Over the Hills and Far Away
(full chorus).
The characters include the fairies,
elves, roses, rosebuds, Giant Forgot,
twins Can and Can't, Hop-O-My-Thumb,
the fairy queen, little Rose
and the door fairy.
ENTHUSIASM DISPLAYED
IN VICTORY LOAN MEET
"The old slogan was 'Germany is
Watching us,' but the new slogan is
"The world is watching us." Our
brave boys who lie in Flanders fields
have given their all forever. Can't
we trouble ourselves to make a
loan?"
A great crowd .of - Crown Willa
mette Paper company employes shook
the company auditorium with cheers
as Manager J. H. Cary reseated him
self as the presiding officer of the
Victory Loan rally held" Wednesday
afternoon. Sergt. E- C. Frost, Miss
Alice Stone and the Rev. Edward
Sonstant, D. D., of Portland were the
other speakers.
"When news came that Oregon was
leading in the third Liberty loan the
Webfoot lads in France shrieked
with joy," said Sergeant Frost. "Be
patriots now and put up to finish the
job." The sergeant was a member of
Company B, 162nd Infantry, the old
Third Oregon. He is still suffering
from impaired vision, the result of
wounds received in action.
Miss Stone, known as "The Heroine
of No-Man's-Land," told of experienc
es in hospitals behind , the lines.
"Cigarettes, chocolates and chewing
gum were god-sends to our poor suf
fering boys in the hospitals," she de
clared. .
Dr. Sonstant, prominent clergyman
of the Rose City, complimented the
assembly on its enthusiasm and Baid
that it was such a spirit of unity that
won the war. The line of battle in
reality stretched from the far east to
the Pacific coast of America, he as
serted. "The war was won by our
allies and our own boys over there,
who dealt hot shot and shell to the
Huns, by gentle ladies in hospital,
hut and encampment and by the hun
dreds of millions of people who work
ed and paid for the things that were
needed."
B. T. McBain, recently promoted
from mill manager' to assistant gen
eral manager, was presented with a
solid silver platter by Mr. Carey in
behalf of the employes at .the close of
the meeting, "In token of esteem and
friendship of mill employes, in ap
preciation of his increasink kindness
and warm interest in their welfare
during his administration."
Wins Damages
Orville Albright was granted dam
ages of $320 by a jury in circuit
court Wednesday for injuries sus
tained while at work in the Crown
Willamette paper millsi The paper
company held his injuries were due to
negligence. Albright testified that
his arm was severely burned when he
fell against a large hot roller be
cause of insecure footing.
Sues on Note
Frank Busch charges that John F.
Albright asked him to sign a note for
$204.32 as an accommodation, that he
did so, and that Albright failed to
pay the note, thereby forcing Busch
to pay it, in a complaint filed in cir
cuit court yesterday. He asks judg
ment for the amount of tthe note and
costs of the suit.
Divorce Complaints
Charles M. Logan charges Car
rie E. Logan deserted him. They
were married March 30, 1909. There
are no children. George William
Weber alleges Abbie Weber treated
him cruelly, then left him. They
were married in Portland January 20,
1912. There are four children.
Nearly an entire block of the busi
ness district of Richland, near Baker,
was burnd to the ground early in
the morning of April 25.
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OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS MEN
ORGANIZE IN MOVEMENT
FOR SCENIC HIGHWAY
TO WORK WITH COMMISSION
State Board Action Toward Immed
iate Construction Is To Be Urged
by Association
A banquet was given Tuesday night
under the auspices of the Live Wires
in this city to the visiting delegation
from Estacada, who came in the in
terests of a main trunk road connect
ing the county seat with communi
ties of eastern Clackamas. The reg
ular noon luncheon of the "Wires"
had been substituted by the good
roads banquet.
E. W. Bartlett, J. W. Reed and H.
C. Stevens, all of Estacada, and J.
W. Gibson, of Bartxm, came as a dele
gation from the eastern and southern
part of the county in the interests
of the trunk road. They claimed
that if a hard-surface road is built
between this city and the Estacada
country, hundreds of dollars will pour
into Oregon City through trade chan
nels. Rufus Holman, county commission
er for Multnomah county, said: "Any
land owner can afford to1 give $1 for
every acre of land he owns for this
road improvement. I should like to
see such a slogan adopted for the
campaign of good roads in Oregon."
The Mount Hood. Loop, which route is
advocated up the Columbia River
highway around Mount Hood and
back into Portland, was one of the
main topics of the evening. Accord
ing to the road experts here, the
people want as much of this stretch
of road as possible to go through
this county. The location of the route
of the loop is in the hands of the
state highway commission.
The Clackamas County Mount Hood
Loop association was organized at
the mteting and the following officers
were elected: L. A. Morris, president;
W. Harris, vice-president; E. W.
Bartlett, of Estacada, secretary; H.
C. Stevens, of Estacada, treasurer.
The purpose of the new organization
is to work jointly with the state high
way commission and urge the immed
iate completion of the road.
At the meeting, County Judge An
derson and Commissioner Harris
pledged the assembly that the county
court here would do all in its power
to further the interests of good roads
in this county. H. E. Cross of Glad
stone advocated, that the county buy
five more paving plants to be used
in hard surfacing roads in Clacka
mas county. Mr. Cross claimed that
at the rate of the present road build
ing by the one plant, it would take a
life-time to put roads in good condi
tion in this county. More than a
hundred plates were laid at the ban
quet. Road builders from all parts
of the county were present.
OVER HUNDRED ATTEND
WEST LINN MASK BALL
More than 100 young people at
tended the ball at . Winkle hall in
West Linn en masque last Saturday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Merry won
the first prize by living up to their
name through their dancing and cos
tumes, and Miss Ford took second
prize it would be facetious if, in an
attempt to be funny, it was said she
was camouflaged as an automobile,
for she wasn't and anyhow if she had
been she couldn't have lived up to her
name because she danced trimly on
high, low1 and intermediate. Another
dance will be held next Saturday
evening, under direction of A. Butler,
who was also in charge of that last
Saturday.
MISS LEXIE GRAHAM AND
LOS ANGELES JACKY WED
Announcement has been madp by
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graham of the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Lexie Graham to Mr. Cecil Piles of
Los Angeles in the City of Angels
April 16. The wedding was the cul
mination of a pretty romance brought
about by the war. Miss Graham,
who is well known in Clackamas
county and for several terms taught
the Macksburg school, was a yeoman
ite when she met Mr. Piles, who also
was in the navy.
BARKER IS HOME WITH
SMILE, THOUGH WOUNDED
Thomas Barker has returned from
the battlefields of France wounded
but smiling. He will pass a month's
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Barker, Sr., and other
local relatives. He was a member of
the 362nd infantry machine gun com
pany and fought in the great battles
at the close of the war. He praised
the Salvation Army and Red Cross.
The Astoria regatta and fairs are
to be combined in one large event
this year.
KIRK AGAIN MADE
HEAD OF SCHOOLS
SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS PROB
ABLE AS A RESULT OF
RESIGNATIONS
Rolin W. Kirk was reelected city
superintendent of schools by the
school board at' its regular meeting
Wednesday night, with an increase
in salary of $200. His salary now
totals $2,200. His selection for a
new tem was made without a dis
senting voice.
A shortage of teachers is immi
nent, it became known at the meet
ing. Le'ss than half of the regular
Oregon City schools teaching staff
will return to duty here for the school
year 1919-1920. Of the 19 grade
teachers 10 have signified intentions
to accept other positions next year,
go to college or retire.
The schedule for salaries of grade
teachers was agreed upon. It pro
vides an increase of 10 a mo$nth for
teachers who have had 5 years or
more of experience. Teachers with 1
year of experience will be paid $75;
'with 2 years of experience, $80; with
3 years of experience, $90. Work in
other schools is credited as teaching
experience.
Y. M. C. A. DEFENDED AT
BROTHERHOOD BANQUET
Defending the Y. M. C. A. against
adverse criticism pnd relating stir
ring adventures of the war fronts,
Fred Lockley and Ivan Rhoades ad
dressed the big banquet of the Men's
Brotherhood of the Congregational
church Friday evening. Scores in at
tendance applauded earnestly when
heroic deeds of America s sons in bat
tle were told. The banquet was one
of a series being given by the Broth
erhood. Mr. Lockley told of experiences he
encountered as a Y. M. C. A, work
er along the battle lines of France.
He declared the "Y" service had help
ed keep America's fighters sane and
clean-minded amid the death and
suffering of the trenches. He express
ed unbounded admiration for the
Yankee soldier, asserting that no
other nation could claim an equal
grade of men, no matter how long
they had been trained. . He. also laud
ed the work of the French, Belgians
and Italians.
Mr. Rhoades said there were prob
ably some men in "Y" activities
overseas who were not competent and
not of sterling character, but these,
he said, were few. In assembling
hurriedly sufficient forces to carry
out necessary work, the Y. M. C. A.
had been forced to call upon men
who were untrained, the speaker ex
plained. He characterized the "Y"
the merchant, banker and spiritual
advisor of the allied forces.
MRS. ELIZABETH BROWN,
PROMINENT WOMAN, DIES
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown died at her
home, 302 Molalla avenue, at 5:30
o'clock Wednesday morning. She was
born in Ohio and was 70 years old.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
Jennie Stilwell of Oregon City. She
was well known here, where she had
many friends.
Funeral services will be held at the
First Presbyterian church at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon, the Rev.
Dr. Seeman officiating. Interment
will be made -in Rose City Park cem
etery. She was an earnest worker in the
First Presbyterian church, of which
she had been a member since coming
here to reside many years ago. She
was also a member of the local W. C.
T. U. and the Women's Relief corps.
These organizations will attend' the
funeral in a body.
SOLDIER SAVES BURNING
AUTOMOBILE ON BRIDGE
Frank Marshall, a recently dis
charged soldier, saved the large Loz
zier automobile owned by himself
and his brother, A. W. Marshall, also
an ex-soldier, from destruction last
Thursday night when he leaped into
swirling flames that had been start
ed by a short-circuit of the light
wires and put out the fire by swing
ing his army coat and trench cap
against the burning parts of the ma
chine, which had stalled on the sus
pension bridge.
Engagement Announced
Announcement of the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Gladys Eber-
ly of Oregon City, to Otto J. Buol of
Clarkes, was. made this week by Mr.
and Mrs. George Eberly, 448 Logus
street, the wedding to take place in
June. Miss Eberly is a popular
member of the Oregon City and
Portland younger set. Mr. Buol was
recently discharged from the service
and has returned to his farm at
Clarkes. They will reside in Oregon
City.
C. W. Robey, manager of the Cour
ier, E. E. Brodie, editor and publish
er of the Enterprise, Lloyd Riches of
the Enterprise and Miss Aline Phil-
ipps of the Banner attended the first
annual newspaper conference of Ore
gon at the school of journalism in
Eugene last Friday and Saturday.
Courier and Farmer for $1.15.
ENGINEER
ACCIDENT
GILBERT MURPHY IS FATALLY
HURT WHEN COUNTY ROAD
ROLLER RUNS AMUCK
BROKEN GEARS GIVEN AS CAUSE
Gnarled and Twisted Pin Is Found
In Road; Walter Gorbett
Tells of Mishap
Injuries resulting in death a few
hours later were sustained by Gilbert
Murphy, an engineer of Colton, Sat
urday morning when the newly pur
chased county road roller ran down
a steep hill near Oak Grove beyond
control. Murphy and Walter Gorbett
were driving the roller, with a grad
er trailing, from a machinery house
in Portland to Colton. An explana
tion of the accident is furnished in
the discovery of a piece of gnarled
and twisted machinery in the road
near the scene of the accident, which,
it is believed, had fallen into the
gears and put them out of working
order.
Nothing had apparently been
wrong with the machine until the
top of the hill iwas reached, Gorbett
said.' Then the power was shut off
and the roller was permitted to run
down on its own momentum until it
picked up so much speed that Gor
bett, who was driving it, attempted
to put on the brakes. They did not
work.
"Let me have it," said Murphy.
Gorbett stepped aside and turned the
levers over to Murphy. Then Gor
bett thought of the grader behind.
"I'll jump and release the grader
blades! That ought to hold it," Gor
bett shouted, and leaped from the
roller. But before he could assume
an upright position he had rolled
down the road embankment and the
grader had passed him. When he
looked down the road he saw Murphy
lying beside it injured and the ma
chines running on down the hill. He
did not know whether Murphy - had
jumped or fallen from the roller. The
roller jumped the road about 200 feet
down the hill, and plowed several feet
into the ground, but the grader by
some freak remained on the road
where the roller had left it.
Murphy's injuries were not caused
by contact with the roller or grader.
They were- bruises, abrasions and
skull fractures evidently caused by
forcible contact with the paved road.
He died Saturday night in the Ore
gon City hospital. .
The bit of loose machinery found
in the road after the accident had
been a pin that held a cog-wheel in
the lower part of the roller machin
ery.
Funeral services were held for Gil
bert Murphy Monday afternoon at
his home in Colton. He is survived
by his wife and four children.
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cylinders and real plush up- pa
pj holstery is -beneath his con- pa
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P3 John Smith, the plodder, pa
Pa wears the cheapest" grade of pa
PI ready-made clothing. He' pa
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pa thinks, sleeps, eats and en- pa
pa joys himself always with a pa
pa watchful eye to his manifold pa
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P3l scribes to a Victory Liberty pa
pa Loan with a check for a sum pa
which would keep him in pa
pa highballs, cigars and dinners pa
pa for one month. He is not ex- pa
Pa actly ungracious about it but pa
pa he expresses the belief that pa
P3 the war's end makes unneces- pa
pa sary any further loan issues pa
pa and hopes "this is the last." pa
pa John Smith confers with pa
pa the real head of the family pa
pa and grins when he discovers pa
pa he can take on a bigger load pa
Pi than he at first had anticipate pa
Pa ed by paring his own weekly pa
Pa budget a trifle more. So he pa
PS makes the first payment on pa
pa two' bonds instead of one and pa
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pa "Great stuff," he says, pa
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The Aquitania and other trans
ports landed in New York last week
carrying hundreds of men who hail
from Oregon.
LOCAL MEN WITH
HOMING REGIMENT
SOLDIERS OF CLACKAMAS AR
RIVE IN AMERICA, WAR
JOB COMPLETED
With the happily returning 162nd
Infantry which arrived Wednesday on
the steamer, Louisville in New York,
are a number of Oregon City lads,
according to reports of the. regiment s
roll. The 162nd saw no excitement
or adventure of the battlefields, but
found just a plain, hard, althouhg
necessary, job in England. Stolid, un
interesting toil was their part in
winning the war. They were disap
pointed when they didn't get to
France, but they're coming home now
and are happy. The regiment is un
der command of Maj. Eugene Mosh
berger. It is now in Camp Merritt.
Among the Clackamas lads are
Henry E. Strobel, Oak Grove; Sergt.
John'W. Mead, Oregon City; Corpor
al Harold Hadley, Oregon City;
James C. Pierce, Oregon City; Henry
Wilson, Oregon City, and Fred Arm
strong, Oregon City.
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John L. Etheridge, state pa
director of the Victory loan, pa
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Liberty Temple here Friday pa
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which has volunteered its pa
services in many other patri- pa
otic causes during the war, pa
will furnish music. . pa
LIVE WIRE BEAN BANQUET
HELPS FILL RUSH ORDER
An order for a larce nuantit.v of
seed beans to be furnished immediate
ly was the occasion for a bean party
given by the Commercial club Live
Wires -in the Commercial club rooms
Monday night, when about 100 pounds
of good seed beans were selected and
made ready for market. There were
aDout l,9UU pounds of beans left to
be sorted at the end of the party, for
the Commercial club had a ton of
beans with which to keep its guests
busy, although the entire lot need not
be sorted immediately.
The crowd in attendance at the
party was not large because of other
attractions that evenino1. hut. it.
energetic and pepful. Sandwiches
were lurnished by women of the at
tending groups. Coffee and baked
beans were served by the Wires.
OREGON CITY CHALKS UP
VICTORY IN CLOSE GAME
The Portland Liberty Artisans went
home empty-handed after a game
with Oregon City at Canemah park
Sunday. But they made the contest
interesting. Either side could have
taken the top-score at almost any
stage. It was not until the last half
of the eighth that anything like a de
cisive score developed, and then only
because there remained but one round
in which to even up. 4 The tally was
tied when Barry brought Rainey in
on a clean single, making the chalk
read 4 to 3, which stood.
The Christian Brothers of Portland
play Oregon City on the home
grounds next Sunday.
VIOLATIONS OF TRAFFIC
LAWS CAUSE ARRESTS
Nearly a score of arrests were
made under the new Oregon City
traffic ordinance and in the county
under the state laws, during the last
week, and many fines were levied. A
large number of those taken into
custody, however, pleaded that they
had not been familiar with the pro
visions of the city ordinance and were
released with warnings.
BEATTIE IS APPOINTED
CHAUTAUQUA SECRETARY
Arthur Beattie, formerly of To-
peka, Kans., who moved to Oregon
City recently, has been appointed
secretary of the Willamette Valley
Chautauqua association. He is ex
perienced in Chautauqua work. He
succeeds Thomas A. Burke, who re
signed to go on the Ellison-White cir
cuit.
Frank Zielinski Returns
Frank Zielinski, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Zielinski, of Willamette,
has returned wounded from the bat
tlefields of France. He was a mem
ber of the 338th infantry. He spent
several weeks in a hospital before
boardirfg " the former German ship,
Deutschland, which now bears an
other name, for home.
Note Claim Upheld
Judgment on a note for 600 and at
torney's fees of $75 were won by C.
M. and Marie Steiner against A. L.
and Anna Snidow, A. W. Estes, Jas.
W. Robertson, Herbert DeBok and J.
Sprouse in circuit court April 23.
The Snidows signed the note Janu
ary 17, 1917, and gave a mortgage on
property in Clackamas county to se
cure it. The property was sold to
Estes, then to Robertson. It was
ordered sold to satisfy the claim.
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR VICTORY BALL
DANCE IN HONOR OF HOME
COMING SOLDIERS TO BE
HELD SATURDAY
Everything is in readiness for the
big Victory ball to be given next Sat
urday evening by young ladies of
Oregon City for soldiers of Clacka
mas county. It is planned as the
homecoming ball of the great world
war for this city. Heroes of historic
battles, men who saw the Hun drop
to his knees, will be present in uni
form. And to greet them worthily
the flowers of western sunshine and
glowing eyes will attend at least
that's the way it has been expressed
by those in charge of the dance.
If you've got a uniform you won't
have to pay admission costs, but if
you haven't you will. This nigger in
the woodpile was found by the young
man who wondered why a very es
timable lady was so eager to have
HIM attend the dance. He hadn't
any uniform and never could get one
without international complications
and all that sort of thing, because
Uncle Sam frowned at him and said
he wasn't worth his salt as a soldier.
So there's sure to be one fellow whose
girl will forget he ever existed as
soon as they enter the hall.
A. E. Weller, decorator of Price
Brothers, is arranging the hangings
of the hall. Last touches are being
given to the program, which is a po
tent mixture of old and new dances.
CREDIT CONCERN STARTS
SUIT AGAINST MERCHANT
The Credit Service company of
Portland filed suit Wednesday in cir
cuit court against E. H. Barrett, a
local merchant, whose store was
closed by the plaintiffs several days
ago, for payment of bills ' consigned
to them by Portland wholesalers. The
bills have been consigned to the credit
firm. Lang & Company, it is charg
ed, sold the defendant merchandise
valued at $1,951.35 between March 30
and April 23, 1919, and Closset &
Devers sent him goods worth $236.54
between April 10 and 16, 1919,
neither of which claims have been
paid. Payment of the bills and costs
of suit are sought by plaintiffs. .
REV. GILBERT A LEADER
OF METHODIST CAMPAIGN
The distinction of being one of the
30 members of the "Flying Squadron"
appointed from the three Methodist
conferences in the Northwest, has
been conferred upon the Rev. E. E.
Gilbert, pastor of the Methodist Epis
copal church, Oregon City.
The purpdse of the "Flying Squad
ron" is the solicitation of big gifts
for the $105,000,000 Methodist cen
tenary in advance of the opening of
the formal campaign May 18.
It is expected they will secure ad
vance pledges totalling over $1,000,-
000 before the opening of the centen
ary drive. The total northwest quota
for the $105,000,000 Methodist cen
tenary is $2,600,000.
More than half of the amount to
be raised in the northwest will be
spent in that part of the country "by
Methodism.
Estacada Wins Game
Oregon City high school displayed
real speed and strength in a fast
game with Estacada on the letter's
grounds Wednesday night, losing by
a score of 4 to 3. The locals had not
shown up' very promisingly in the
opening games of the season and
doubt of their ability to strengthen
their play was being entertained. Re
markable strides in batting and 'field
ing were manifest, however, in the
game last night, and it is now belieV'
ed they stand to best most of the
county if their improvement contin
ues.
Brownell Is Speaker
Lieutenant Ambrose Brownell ad
dressed local meetings of Reed col
leere students Sundav on sound ranc
ing, the method by which allied and
American experts determined the lo
cation of enemy guns during the
war. The Lieutenant finished a chem
ical course at Reed and then enter.
ed the service, where he became an
authority on the sound ranging sys
tern.
Atherton Defendant
James R. "Atherton is made de
fendant in a suit brought by the
Northwestern Trust company in cir
cuit court Wednesday, alleging that
Atherton agreed to purchase land in
View Acres under an installment plan
and failed to continue the payments.
Judgment for the balance due on the
land and costs of suit or foreclosure
of the contract are sought.
W. C. T. U. Meeting
The regular meeting of the W. C.
T. U. at Liberty temple next Tues
day afternoon beginning at 2:30 will
be given over to the discussion of the
problems of mothers. The Rev. Dr.
Seeman will be the speaker, and he
has a message for all mothers. Mrs.
J. S. Harris and Mrs. S. Welch' will
be hostesses for the day.
A. V. West and his wife were
drowned in Mill creek near Eugene
last Friday afternoon.
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LIVE WIRE PlflN
COOPERATIVE COMPANY URGED
AS SOLUTION OF CONGES
TION PROBLEMS
CITY CAN'T HOLD ITS-PEOPLE
Increasing Industrial Employment
Brings Stream of Workers
In Search of Homes
Scores of houses will be construct
ed in Oregon City and suburbs and
sold at cost to residents who are now
forced to live in undesirable quarters
because of the congested housing sit
uation resulting from an unprecedent
ed incoming stream of population, if
recommendations of the Commercial
club Live Wire committee are carried
out.
Growth of local industries makes
action by civic organizations neces
sary. The city has outgrown itself.
It cannot contain all its people. Hun
dreds have been forced to leave sat
isfactory employment here and move
to less appealing work because they
could not obtain homes in Oregon
City, according to officials of local
industries.
The Live Wire committee urged in
its report on housing conditions that
a cooperative company of local busi
ness and industrial heads be formed
with a capital of $50,000 for construc
tion of between 50 and 100 houses
the first year and more next year if
they are needed. The houses would
be sold to those desiring to establish
permanent homes here on an install
ment basis with a first payment of
10 per cent of cost.
The proposed company would have
no salaried officers and its overhead
expense would be held to a minimum.
Low rates of interest on money bor
rowed by the organization should be
readily granted locally, it is set forth
in the report. Voluntary offers of
subscriptions that would cover nearly
half the needed capital have already
been made.
When the report was accepted at
the Commercial club banquet Tuesday
evening the committee- was authoriz
ed to perfect the plans and carry on
work in connection with the housing
project until the cooperative com
pany is incorporated. Members of
the committee are, A. R. Jacobs,
chairman; William Hawley, Jr., Al
Price, A. C. Howland, John Humphrys
and Lloyd Riches.
"Our plan does not contemplate the
purchase or development of any par
ticular tract of land," says the re
port, but to list all available building
sites and lots that can be had at reas
onable figures in Oregon City or
tributaries to Oregon City like Glad
stone, Canemah, West Linn, aPrk
place, etc.
"Plans of various types of houses
will be secured to meet demands as
regard the number of rooms, sizes ol
houses, etc."
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DIDN'T KNOW NEED OF
LICENSE. HE IS FINED
Edwin Joice of Chicago explained
profusely to Justice Stipp Monday
that ho didn't know he needed a li
cense to fish for salmon on the Wil
lamette Sunday, and he pleaded guil
ty. He was fined $25 and costs, and
the costs were remitted when he paid
the fine. Dr. Cavanaugh of Port
land, with whom Joice had been visit
ing, had furnished the Chicago man
with tackle and instructions on how
to land the salmon. He hadn't, how
ever, mentioned the necessity of a
fishing license. Joice was arrested
on the river by Deputy Game War
dens Dilz and Jewell.
ANNIVERSARY MARKED
BY JOYOUS CARNIVAL
Wacheno tribe resurrected the tom
ahawk Saturday night and invaded
the city with joy-whoops. It was
the 26th anniversary of this Improv
ed Order of Redman branch. After
the parade through the principal
streets, which was formed of paint
ed warriors and gaily decorated floats,
a grand march into the lodge was
staged. Thereafter joy-gods welded
unalloyed power with the aid of those
happy spirits, Music and the Dance.
The Ex-Sailors jazz orchestra of Port
land helped to interpret the com
mands of the rulers.
The Prettiest Business
A. Byron of Meldrum, calls his busi
ness the prettiest in the state. And
it is. He is known throughout Ore
gon for production of high grade
swallow-neck sweet peas. He has
made this variety and mignonette the
specialties of his large greenhouse.
Five rows of the flowers 16 feet high
now fill the place with an inspiring
display of bloom. He is planning a
larger greenhouse to be built near
the tracks of the Portland Railway
Light and Power company, where he
may establish a display window for
potted plants.
HOUSES